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Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. She is known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues.
Betty received her bookend Emmy award while directing the cable sitcom Dream On (1990). She never lost her taste for comedy satire, however. One of her major box office successes would come with the spot-on parody The Brady Bunch Movie (1995).
Betty Thomas was born July 27, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating from Ohio University with a BA in fine arts. Initially sidetracked, Betty first taught school in Chicago but found herself restricted and needing more of an open forum for self-expression than a classroom.
In 'Hill Street Blues,' Betty Thomas played a character who went from insecure to confident and successful. Her own career would grow similarly.
Jun 17, 2021 · After winning an Emmy for directing HBO's comedy 'Dream On,' Thomas became the first woman to top that category: "There were no women directing almost anything, but certainly comedy." By Kirsten ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Betty Thomas is an American actress and director. People mostly recognize her for her Emmy-award winning role as Lucy Bates on ‘Hill Street Blues’.
A former public school art teacher, actress Betty Thomas turned a side job as waitress at Chicago's Second City improv club into an acting career that brought her an Emmy on "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-87) as dedicated officer Lucy Bates.
9 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Only You. 1992 1h 25m PG-13. 5.3 (2.9K) Rate. A man goes on vacation to find the right woman - and ends up having to choose between two of them! Director Betty Thomas Stars Tom McFadden Andrew McCarthy Joel Murray.
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A former public school art teacher, actress Betty Thomas turned a side job as waitress at Chicago's Second City improv club into an acting career that brought her an Emmy on "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-87) as dedicated officer Lucy Bates.
